Delayed Shipments in the Future.

[Dubious]

Shipments to Europe are being delayed by 7-14 days cause ships are going around Africa to avoid being sunk in the Red Sea. 

This might lead to delays worldwide as there will most likely be container shortages, as the travel time will increase by up to a month. 

[Little BabyDoll Christine]

Well, fi the West did what they should do and show that if you screw around with us HOTHI we put you in the ground because we play for keeps, these half-assed groups would not DARE to try any stunts because they'd know that their heads would be found in Hong Kong and their tushies in Tuscon: Talk is cheap; Actions accomplish

[Crinklz Kat]

We're already taking care of it and launched several attacks against them early today.

[Dubious]

11 hours ago, Little BabyDoll Christine said:

Well, fi the West did what they should do and show that if you screw around with us HOTHI we put you in the ground because we play for keeps, these half-assed groups would not DARE to try any stunts because they'd know that their heads would be found in Hong Kong and their tushies in Tuscon: Talk is cheap; Actions accomplish

USA and UK are dealing with it, but its not done in a day, and who knows when it will be safe to sail there again.

[ValentinesStuff]

3 minutes ago, Dubious said:

USA and UK are dealing with it, but its not done in a day, and who knows when it will be safe to sail there again.

Whenever it is, it will only be temporary. The same or another group will start up piracy, or firing missiles, or who knows what to disrupt shipping in the area.

[Little BabyDoll Christine]

When have you seen the West fix ANYTHING for good and all if it would do any real good? We killed Saddam Hussain, a swortn enemy of Iran. So guess who REALLY won the Iraq war laughably called "Iraqi Freedom". If the Houthi are still around in a couple of months, come and talk with me. The US is trying to pull the Israels of Hamas. Do you really think if we wanted to fix some problems with real bad guys, we could not do it? If we could not, time to just surrender and get it over with. You get the Left trying to sell out Israel to the theocratic muslims and the so-called Right trying to sell Ujraine out to the Russians so that their tin god wannabe can set up Trump Towers; Moscow (or St. Petersburg). Go figure

If they ever did presidential Monuments, the one for Trump would be a giant manure spreader (a farm implement) and the one for Biden would be a giant box of Depends

[ValentinesStuff]

2 hours ago, Little BabyDoll Christine said:

When have you seen the West fix ANYTHING for good and all if it would do any real good?

Japan post WWII. I'd include Germany and the rest of Europe post WWII, but they sort of are the West despite mostly being in the Eastern Hemisphere.

South Korea is doing pretty good too, despite some hiccups along the way. I suppose you could say that since Korean isn't unified, we didn't fix it, but North Korea was backed by both the largest and most populous countries at the time.

[Little BabyDoll Christine]

Your examples are attached to WW2 and were from the 1940's: Over 70 years ago. I do not take comfort in that. Korea is still a trouble spot because we did not eleimhate the Kim dyndasty Communist regime so South Korea is under threat because we did not finish the job

Now, check out this bit of doublespeak. We've fired on Houthi resources with lethal weapons TWICE and some Shit-4-Brains hack says "We are not at war with the Houthis". 1. Where I, or any HONEST person comes from, when two nations or recognized groups fuckin' SHOOT at each other, that is a war 2. WHY are we NOT at war with the Houthi, their are shooting at people and things with explosive devices? What a Bullshitocracy. I wager thalf these clowns are so Non Compos Mentis they need to be told their own friggin NAMES. Just ONE of my tiaras has a higher IQ than the lot of them. When you are dealing with a murders bad actor, you put him out of  the picture ALL THE WAY out and FOR KEEPS and if anyone gives you any lip you say "There's some for you if you want". It is wonderful to be liked, but it is absolutely necessary to be respected and if that means feared then so be it. North Korea, Russia, Iran and their surrogates do not fear America and our so-called allies do not respect us and who can blame them? If Ukraine falls then what does tnat say "Russia, and the Axis of Evil, gets it done and the Americans do not: 'Nuff said". It starts with "Your word isn't any good; theirs is"

[ValentinesStuff]

Why are we not at war with the Houthis? For the same reason we weren't at war with the North Koreans, North Vietnamese, Iraqis, Afghanistanis, Panamanians, UK, or any other groups the US has fought with over the 70 or so years. Congress has not declared war. It might be a technicality, but it is an important one.

1 hour ago, Little BabyDoll Christine said:

1. Where I, or any HONEST person comes from, when two nations or recognized groups fuckin' SHOOT at each other, that is a war

So when the police and a street gang exchange gunfire that is a war? When the FBI raided the Branch Davidians, that was a war? The German Police vs. Black September? The Hatfields and McCoys fought for 28 years? There are many others.

 

All of those are recognized groups, but would we call those wars?

 

[Little BabyDoll Christine]

It is called a war. There is a difference between intr-national and international. There is really no set of rules agreed to by all the nations. Do you se Putin  being dragged before the Haguue

If you look at the gangs of the 20th and 21st century, you see that they are no longer fully local as in the drug cartels, CRIPS, Bloods and Latin Kings. It probably is more like a war than the way it used to be. The gunplay that goes on now is new and I do not know if a conceptual model has developed for it yet. Also groups like Hamas and the Houthi are terrorist groups.Terrorism has always been an adjunct to war, see the Dolittle raids and the bombing of Dresden and Hamburg. However the original incarnation of the IRA in the '40's attacked property and tried to limit human casualties. That is not the case now. Hamas' attack on Israel was brutal and should be answered with extermination

Actually, compared to what is going on now, war is a bit tame as it is governed by rules among Western nations. The mess that we are involved in is anything goes. This has always been the "rule" in most of the world and among the religiously driven and Communists (1984, North Korea and North Vietnam)). Japan did some pretty horrific things. While the Geman Army observed the rule for the most part,  The SS was a whole different kettle of fish, but then they were ideologically driven to the point of being a cult

Spies are a bit of a conundrum. We imagine their tireatment as being brutal, but sunc is not the case. You will want to exchange them so it is not a good idea to damage them since your spies, if captured, will be treated the same. Spies are highly trained so they are expensive to create and maintain so  you do not want them rendered totally useless